This afternoon I packed up my supplies and headed to a friend's studio to paint lemons. I hadn't planned to paint the lemons on the tree, I'd imagined the lemons would be in a bowl or something, but I was pleasantly surprised by the process and outcome of painting a lemon tree close up.

As someone who fantasizes about keeping a small chicken coop, it should come as no surprise that I had A LOT of fun creating a little rooster friend!

I, of course, love black and white stripes, but I also love the combination of green and orange- it reminds me of Christmas. Every year I slice oranges, roast them in the oven to dry them out, then hang the translucent oranges on my green tree with twinkly white lights. It's beautiful!